Jeff Prestridge quotes Ros in his scathing article criticising the Winter Fuel Payment cuts and the BBC suggesting they will be offset by next year’s triple lock rise – this is simply not the case for those needing to pay fuel bills this winter.
Ros was interviewed on TalkTV about her plans to ask the House of Lords to cancel the Winter Fuel Payment cuts for this year.
Ros is quoted in Lancashire Live suggesting the Labour clearly does not favour universal payments to pensioners, and therefore if they do seek to compensate WASPI women for maladministration, it is likely to be through a hardship fund, rather than giving money to each woman affected. ( link to pdf )
Ros is quoted in Westminster Confidential as she asks House of Lords to annul the rushed Winter Fuel Payment regulations, after they were heavily criticised by the Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. ( link to pdf )
The Daily Telegraph quotes Ros explaining why the Government should reconsider its decision to take £200 or £300 away from the country’s very poorest pensioners this winter. ( link to pdf )
Ros is quoted by GB News and Birmingham Post explaining why the removal of £300 from older pensioners on the Basic State Pension is a 3.3% pension cut, far worse than dropping the 2.5% part of the Triple Lock! ( link to pdf )
The Telegraph quotes Ros in an article exploring the costs of public sector pensions. Ros says public sector workers, of course, deserve good pensions, but they and other taxpayers must know how much they are worth so they are valued properly. ( link to pdf )
Ros is quoted in the Guardian, which reports that she has introduced a little-used Motion to annul the regulations that will remove Winter Fuel Payments from many of the very poorest pensioners this winter. ( link to pdf )
Ros is quoted by inews warning that concerns over public finances are likely to restrict any payout for WASPI women to compensate for DWP maladministratio.
Ros is quoted in FTAdviser’s report of the First Reading of Baroness Bowles PMB to reform costs disclosure and labelling of UK closed-ended listed investment companies. ( link to pdf )